CASTLEGAR – The BC Wildfire Service is continuing to support BC Parks and the Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program in an ecosystem restoration burn, covering approximately 186 hectares that covers land in the Quartz Lake area of Premier Lake Provincial Park, as well as the adjacent Crown land. This burn is located around seven kilometres east of Skookumchuck.
Smoke will be visible from Skookumchuck, Wasa, and surrounding communities, and to motorists travelling along Highway 93/95.
The exact timing of this burn will depend on weather and site conditions, but it could begin as early as Sunday, September 11, 2022. Burning will proceed if conditions are suitable and allow for smoke dispersal.
Key goals of this prescribed burn include:
• help restore forest health and properly functioning open forest conditions,
• enhance wildlife habitat and forage, particularly for elk and mule deer,
• address forest health issues associated with overly dense tree stands, and
• reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires in the area.
Fire is a normal and natural process in many of B.C.’s ecosystems. The BC Wildfire Service works regularly with land managers to undertake fuel management activities (including the use of prescribed burns), to help achieve land management objectives, reduce the severity of future wildfires and increase ecosystem and wildfire resilience.
Learn more about prescribed burning online: http://ow.ly/20Su50Ax89j
To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone. For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air-quality advisories, visit: http://www.bcwildfire.ca
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Contact:
Fire Information Officer
BC Wildfire Service
Southeast Fire Centre
250 318-7715
Amanda Weber-Roy
Conservation Specialist
BC Parks
250 489-9211
Marc Trudeau
Coordinator
Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society
250-427-1138